ROC recognizes Macedonian Orthodox Church as autocephalous
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The Russian Orthodox Church decided to recognize the autocephaly of the Macedonian Orthodox Church. This is stated on the website of the Moscow Patriarchate.
“The members of the Synod expressed their hope that the youngest in the family of autocephalous Orthodox churches, the Macedonian Orthodox Church, the Archdiocese of Ohrid, would firmly preserve the holy Orthodox faith in purity and integrity and be faithful to the Orthodox canonical tradition,” reads the statement. message.
The Macedonian Orthodox Church (MPC, located in North Macedonia) declared autocephaly in 1967. It has not been recognized by other churches. The Serbian Patriarchate recognized this status for the MOC only in May 2022.
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